# Decision Files | Harmate

Connect each conclusion to the responses that support it and the actions that follow in a shareable Decision File that is easy to review.

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- Language: en
- Updated: Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

## Content

#### When someone asks ‘why this choice?’, show the responses.

The Harmate Decision File connects every finding to the responses that support it, the limits that qualify it, and the next action chosen by the team.
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- Examine the Example File

A team gathers around the documents informing its decision.

#### Without a file, the decision weakens as soon as the meeting ends.

The conclusion is ready, but the responses and limits are scattered. The reasoning must be reconstructed before anyone can decide.
- The Committee Asks for Sources

Instead of defending a summary from memory, the team separates what was observed, what it inferred, and what remains uncertain.
- The Client Challenges the Recommendation

People have changed and the context has faded. The file restores the provisional choice, its support, and the point to revisit.
- The Topic Returns Three Months Later

#### Do not take our word for it. Open the file.

The public file below contains a question, the retained signals, their limit, and a provisional decision. The data is synthetic; the workflow is real.
- Product Example

#### Which support format should be tested first?

The file frames a pilot cohort and a reversible decision.
- Question to Decide

#### Clarify the method before going deeper.

Examples and feedback are the most useful simulated forms of support.
- Retained Signal

#### No generalization without real data.

The demonstration supports a bounded test, not a definitive decision.
- Visible Limit

#### Test a 45-minute guided workshop.

Then reassess using real observations from the cohort.
- Provisional Decision

#### A document keeps the conclusion. The file keeps what lets people challenge it.

#### In Meeting Notes: the Result

A fixed conclusion, often separated from the responses that produced it and the reservations raised during analysis.

#### In a File: the Links

Every finding remains reviewable with its supporting responses, its limits, and the hypothesis the team actually wants to test.

#### At the End: a Reversible Action

The team chooses the next step and keeps in view what should make it confirm, change, or abandon that choice.

#### What to know before getting started.

#### Does the file replace the PDF report?

No. The report remains a shareable view at a point in time. The file preserves the living thread between findings, their sources, and the chosen next steps.

#### Do I need a hypothesis first?

No. A file can remain exploratory. You state a hypothesis only when the team has something specific to test or decide.

#### Does Harmate make the decision for us?

No. Harmate organizes findings, responses, and points to review. The decision remains human, contextualized, and reviewable.

#### Your next decision should not depend on who was in the room.

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